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Changes to Processing of Skilled Workers.

PMM

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Here : http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/about/laws-policy/irpa.asp is what CIC is intending to do regarding the backlog in the Skilled Worker application stream for applications after 28/Feb/08. No longer processed by date.

PMM
 
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After amendment, CIC can select which applications to process based on the current labor situation in Canada.
The amendment details will be published in the Canada Gazette which is issued Nov 1 of every year.
Source: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/about/laws-policy/irpa-questions.asp
 

Regina

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It is only a bill not a law. There are a lot of discussions and protests against it
http://www.mytelus.com/ncp_news/article.en.do?pn=canada&articleID=2887424

It was tried to be done previously too but ALWAYS failed.
 

PMM

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Regina said:
It is only a bill not a law. There are a lot of discussions and protests against it
http://www.mytelus.com/ncp_news/article.en.do?pn=canada&articleID=2887424

It was tried to be done previously too but ALWAYS failed.
Except this time it is part of the Budget, so it is voted down, it is a motion of non-confidence and then there will be an election, which the Liberals really don't want.

PMM
 

rnm10c

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PMM said:
Hi

Regina said:
It is only a bill not a law. There are a lot of discussions and protests against it
http://www.mytelus.com/ncp_news/article.en.do?pn=canada&articleID=2887424

It was tried to be done previously too but ALWAYS failed.
Except this time it is part of the Budget, so it is voted down, it is a motion of non-confidence and then there will be an election, which the Liberals really don't want.

PMM
hum,when will this action start ?
It's a trick policy but risky politics.
 
Mar 15, 2008
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It has not been approved yet. If it is approved, we will know on Nov 1, 2008 in the Canada Gazette.
If you are sure your skills are really in demand, you should have nothing to worry about.
 

rnm10c

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SubatomicBionicNanoMan said:
It has not been approved yet. If it is approved, we will know on Nov 1, 2008 in the Canada Gazette.
If you are sure your skills are really in demand, you should have nothing to worry about.
It bingo what I am worry about ,for my career is not so fit for it I guess.
 
Mar 15, 2008
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Lets not be quick to jump to conclusions here.
I think if you are European/Non Hispanic South American you should not have any problems (unless you are young and stupid ;)
There will always be a percentage selected in all fields.

And I expect the majority of rejections will be from high demand areas like India, Pakistan.
Exception is Phillipines which is given preference in Manitoba (see news) Filipinos
are given preference.
I am myself Indian.
 

rnm10c

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thanks for your words anyway.
I come from P.R.China also high demand area,and I am a university teacher in math and computer subjects.
 
Mar 15, 2008
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rnm10c: I hear there is demand for teachers in Canada. I am not sure about University professors/lecturers though.
Well, if you can do math and computer, it should not be a problem.
 

mikelingen

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SubatomicBionicNanoMan,

This post was initiated by PMM to inform members of this forum of a possible development which may take palace towards the end of this year. Whereby people with professions/trades required will be fast tracked.

It does not mean the rest will be rejected. OR the intake of people from regions like India & Pakistan will be reduced at the cost of people from the EU & South America. I think this notion is misconceived as well as misleading.

May I draw your attention to the fact that this process is already being implemented through job contracts and foreign workers being absorbed at a great pace.

Mike
 
Mar 15, 2008
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Hi mike,

If the legislation is approved: They are going to drop certain applications instead of processing all apps (as is required right now), so basically some apps are going to be necessarily dropped in favor of others which will be fasttracked. Maybe the majority of rejections
may not be from high demand areas - I admit this last statement may be open to question.
 

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There are indeed parallels between this bill and an abandoned Diefenbaker-era policy that triggered long-standing alienation between the Conservative party and certain groups of ethnic voters.

The government's own Citizenship and Immigration Canada website hails a "brave attempt" in 1959 to tackle a backlog and bring in skilled workers by placing limits on family sponsorships.

That same website notes that an ensuing uproar - mainly from Italian-Canadians - led the Tories to drop the plan within a month.
http://www.mytelus.com/ncp_news/article.en.do?pn=canada&articleID=2887424
 

Bennie

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Does this mean that, applications received after February will be processed faster?
I just sent my documents today!!!
 

newcomer

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may be yes n may be no. As only if this bill becomes a law then it ll be applied .But ONLY those applications ll be fast processed whose occupations fall in the category of high demand professions, otherwise they ll be held for some time or returned back.but everything is very vague n these r only speculations n everything ll become clear when cic ll disclose the details abt it.